FNAK72 PAFC 160535
FWSALU

SPOT FORECAST FOR 255...MCGRATH FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
935 PM AKDT MON JUN 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2040 AKDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE AREA WILL AGAIN BE THE FOCUS FOR WET
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON TUESDAY...WITH
TUESDAY BEING THE MOST ACTIVE CONVECTION DAY. THE THERMAL TROUGH
WILL LIFT NORTH ON WEDNESDAY WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAINLY FROM
BETHEL AND SLEETMUTE NORTH. AS THE THERMAL TROUGH LIFTS NORTH...A
COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIRMASS WILL MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST ON
WEDNESDAY AND OVERTAKE THE ENTIRE AREA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 KT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 M.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 KT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN
    THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 M.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 KT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 M.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

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FORECASTER...PAPINEAU
REQUESTED BY...FV COLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090615.255__.01/ALU